Length limitRomania

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1. Length limit

A length limit is a restriction that prohibits vehicles or vehicle combinations longer than a specified maximum length from entering a road or area. The stated length normally includes the complete vehicle combination and any load where national rules specify this.

Length restrictions are commonly used where long vehicles cannot safely negotiate narrow streets, tight bends, bridges, tunnels or other constrained road layouts. Drivers whose vehicle exceeds the indicated limit must use another permitted route.

Why might a road have a vehicle-length restriction in Romania?

A limit may protect tight bends, bridges or streets where a long combination cannot turn or pass safely, including around mountain roads and older bridges. Read the actual sign; a length prohibition is different from a general warning about a narrow road.

🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 31, 48, 74; Regulation 64–67, 74

🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 64–67, 74

Vehicles longer than indicated prohibited. Vehicles longer than indicated prohibited.

English • No motor vehicles or combinations longer than ... m. Prohibitions and restrictions apply from the sign. Unless signs specify the section length or end the restriction, they cease at the nearest junction. When installed with a built-up-area entry sign, they apply on that road until the end-of-built-up-area sign, except where other signs state otherwise.

Română • Accesul interzis autovehiculelor sau ansamblurilor de vehicule cu lungimea mai mare de ... m. Semnificația indicatoarelor de interzicere sau de restricție începe din dreptul acestora. În lipsa unei semnalizări care să precizeze lungimea sectorului pe care se aplică reglementarea ori a unor indicatoare care să anunțe sfârșitul interdicției sau al restricției, semnificația acestor indicatoare încetează în intersecția cea mai apropiată. Când indicatoarele de interzicere sau restricție sunt instalate împreună cu indicatorul ce anunță intrarea într-o localitate, semnificația lor este valabilă pe drumul respectiv până la întâlnirea indicatorului „Ieșire din localitate”, cu excepția locurilor unde alte indicatoare dispun altfel.

Is a trailer included in the signed length restriction in Romania?

Where the sign restricts the length of a vehicle combination, measure the complete combination rather than just the towing vehicle. Any protruding load may also matter under the local legal measurement rules. Check the wording and vehicle class covered by the sign.

🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 31, 48, 74; Regulation 64–67, 74

🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 64–67, 74

What if your vehicle combination exceeds a signed length limit in Romania?

Choose another permitted route before entering the restricted section. Do not assume a wide carriageway is suitable: long vehicles need room for their swept path, particularly at sharp bends, junctions and roundabouts.

🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 31, 48, 74; Regulation 64–67, 74

🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 64–67, 74